Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110
§7523 Actions to Restrain Violations
Title 42 › CHAPTER 85 — AIR POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL › SUBCHAPTER II — EMISSION STANDARDS FOR MOVING SOURCES › Part A — Motor Vehicle Emission and Fuel Standards › § 7523
Summary
Federal district courts can order people to stop breaking section 7522(a). The United States must bring those cases, and subpoenas for witnesses who must appear in a district court can be issued to people in any other district.
Full Legal Text
Title 42, §7523
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(a)Jurisdiction
The district courts of the United States shall have jurisdiction to restrain violations of section 7522(a) of this title.
(b)Actions brought by or in name of United States; subpenas
Actions to restrain such violations shall be brought by and in the name of the United States. In any such action, subpenas for witnesses who are required to attend a district court in any district may run into any other district.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was formerly classified to section 1857f–3 of this title.
Amendments
1977—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95–95 struck out “paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4)” after “restrain violations of”. 1970—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 91–604 inserted reference to par. (4) of section 7522(a) of this title. 1967—Pub. L. 90–148 reenacted section without change.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1977 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 95–95 effective Aug. 7, 1977, except as otherwise expressly provided, see section 406(d) of Pub. L. 95–95, set out as a note under section 7401 of this title. Pending Actions and ProceedingsSuits, actions, and other proceedings lawfully commenced by or against the Administrator or any other officer or employee of the United States in his official capacity or in relation to the discharge of his official duties under act July 14, 1955, the Clean Air Act, as in effect immediately prior to the enactment of Pub. L. 95–95 [Aug. 7, 1977], not to abate by reason of the taking effect of Pub. L. 95–95, see section 406(a) of Pub. L. 95–95, set out as an
Effective Date
of 1977 amendment note under section 7401 of this title.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
42 U.S.C. § 7523
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110